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re·nege
(rĭ-nĕg′, -nĭg′)v. re·neged, re·neg·ing, re·neges
v.intr.
1. To fail to carry out a promise or commitment: reneged on the contract at the last minute.
2. Games To fail to follow suit in cards when able and required by the rules to do so.
v.tr. Archaic
To renounce; disown.
n.
The act of reneging.
[Medieval Latin renegāre, to deny; see renegade.]
re·neg′er n.
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renege
(rɪˈniːɡ; -ˈneɪɡ) orrenegue
vb
(often foll by: on) to go back (on one's promise, etc)
vb, n
(Card Games) cards other words for revoke
[C16 (in the sense: to deny, renounce): from Medieval Latin renegāre to renounce; see renegade]
reˈneger, reˈneguer n
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re•nege
(rɪˈnɪg, -ˈnɛg, -ˈnig)v. -neged, -neg•ing. v.i.
1. to go back on one's word: He has reneged on his promise.
2. to play a card that is not of the suit led when one can follow suit.
v.t. 3. Archaic. to deny; disown; renounce.
[1540–50; earlier renegue < Medieval Latin renegāre= Latin re- re- + negāre to deny (compare negative)]
re•neg′er, n.
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renege
Past participle: reneged
Gerund: reneging
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| Noun | 1. | renege - the mistake of not following suit when able to do so |
| Verb | 1. | renege - fail to fulfill a promise or obligation; "She backed out of her promise" |
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renege
verb break your word, go back, welsh (slang), default, back out, repudiate, break a promise He reneged on a promise to leave his wife.
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vi → nicht Wort halten; (Cards) → nicht bedienen; to renege on a promise/an agreement → ein Versprechen/eine Übereinkunft brechen
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[rɪˈniːg] renegue [rɪˈneɪg] vi (frm) → mancare alla parolato renege on (agreement, deal) → venire meno a; (promise) → mancare a, venire meno a
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